to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
junior high school student; middle school pupil
height (of body); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
female high-school student
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
festival; feast; carnival
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
physical condition; state of health
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
study group; study meeting
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
cake or snack served with tea
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
the other day; a few days ago
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
under repair; out of service
at a moment's notice; readily
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
it is not (like that) either
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
older sister; elder sister
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to frolic about; to mess around